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A. BLBIO H ERT. I COUPLING DEVICE FOR WIRE ROPES.

PatentedApr. 10, 1888.

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' .C'OUPLING DEVICE on WIRE ROPES.

SPECIFICATION forming part or Letters Patent No. 380,983, dated April 10, 1888.

Application filedJanuary 12, 1888. Serial No. 260,551. (No model.) Patented in Germany March 1,1887, N 'o. -i1,588; in Belgium April 4, 1887, No. 76.968, and in Austria-Hungary August 16. 1887, No. 13,829 and No. 34,432.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLF BLEICHERT, a citizen of Germany, residing at Gohlis, in'the Kingdom 'of Saxony, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coupling Devices for Wireltopes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skille'din the art to which it apxo pertainsto make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for coupling together the ends of wire ropes used for drawing along a train of. cars susnendedinom an elevated track. 7

This invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the'parts, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Foreign patents have been-issued for this invention as follows: Germany, No. 41 588, dated March 1, 1887; Belgium dated .April 4,

1887, No. 76,968, and Austria-Hungary No.

13,829 and No. 34,432, dated August 16, 1887.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the coupling for the meeting ends of two ropes having thirty-seven wires. Fig. 2 is acrosssection, through the same, taken on the line a:

w in Fig. 1. Fig; 3 is a side view showing a modification of the coupling adapted for ropes having twenty-one wires. Fig. 4 is a cross.

5 is a detail view of the intermediate junctionpiece.- Figs. Sand 7 are side views showing the rope coupled to an anchor-bolt and to an anchor-chain, respectively. I

A is the junction-piece, provided with the two tapering portions a, and having a hole, a, for applying a wrenchto hold it steady.

B and B are right and left hand screwthreaded portions upon the ends of the junc- 40 tion-piece A.

(land 0 are sleeves provided, respectively,

with right and left hand screw-threaded portionsc and 0, engaging witlr-said'portions'B" and B. Apart from thisthe sleevesare oz;- aetly alike, both being provided with a tapering socket, D, for the ends of the ropes and with a tapering portion, d, fitting the part a of the junction-piece and relieving the screw:

' panding the ends of the ropes Within the said thread from lateral strain in going around.

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E represents the ends of the wire ropes, and e lockingpins, which. are driven through the sleeves and thejunction-piece after they are secured together to prevent them from working back. g

I The ends of the' ropes are secured in the sleeves in the following manner: The sleeve'is slid back upon the rope and theends of the wires are out off square. A ring is then slipped over the'end of the rope. This ring may be a solid conical. ring, F, as shown in Fig.1, fitting the socket D, or it may he a ring of fine steeln rafi hinin awhd. heronsasshown.

in Fig. 3. A tapei ed ring, G, .is' then driven over the central wire of the rope and the end of the wire is slightly riveted over. Semioircular wedges Hare then driven between the layers of wire at the end of the-rope, according to the number of layers, as shown in Figs.

1 and 3, and the flat wedges I are finally driven in between the ends of the semicircularwedges. These wedges expand the end of the rope and cause it to fill the socket D when the sleeve is screwed upon the junction-piece.

In Fig. 6 thejunction-piece is single-ended,

and is shown provided with the anchor-bolt K, for fastening ontoauy solid body, and in Fig.7 the anchor-bolt is further shown provided with the swivel L, for coupling onto the link of a chain, 2..

What I claim is- 1. Ina wire-rope coupling,'the eombinatien of a junction piece provided with a screwthreaded portion, a sleeve provided with a ta pering socket! and engaging with said screw-- 8 threaded portion, the rings surrounding the end of the rope and its central wire, and the wedgesinserted' between the layers of wires for expanding the end of the ropewithini-he said socket, substantially as set forth.

2. In a wire-rope coupling, the combination of a junction piece provided with right and left hand screw -threaded portions, the two sleeves provided with tapering sockets and, engaging with l-hefsaid screw threaded por- 5 tions, the rings surrounding the ends of the ropes and their central wires, and the wedges inserted between the layers of wires for en;

socketsof the sleeves,substantially as set forth. x no 3. In a wire-rope coupling, the, combination of a junction-piece provided with a screw threaded portion and the tapering port-ion a, a sleeve screwed upon thejunction-piece and provided with a tapering socket and with a tapering portion, (2, fitting said portion a and relieving the screw-thread from lateral strains, the rings surrounding the end of the rope and its central wire, and the wedges inserted'between the layers of wires for expanding the rope within the said tapering socket, substantially as set forth.

4. In a wire-rope coupling, the combination oftliescrew-threadedjunction-piece,theslceve screwed upon the said junction-piece and provided with a tapering socket, the locking-pin passing through said sleeve and junctionpiece, the rings surrounding the ends of the rope and its central wire, and the expanding wedges driven in between the layers of wires, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. in a wire-rope coupling, the combination ofthe screwthreadedjunetionpiece. thesleeve screwed upon saidjunction-piece and provided with a tapering socket, the rings surrounding the end of the rope and its central wire, the semicircular wedges inserted between the layers of wires, and the flat wedges inserted between the ends of the semicircular wedges, whereby the end of the ropeis expanded within the said socket, substantially as set forth.

6. In a wire-rope coupling, the combination ofthe screw-threadedjn notion -piece,the sleeve screwed upon said junction-piece and provided with a tapering socket, the solid conical ring surrounding the end ofthe rope and fitting said socket, the tapered ring driven over the central wire of the rope, the semicircular wedges inserted between the layers of wires, and the flat wedges inserted between the ends of the semicircular wedges, whereby the end of the rope is expanded within the said socket, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CARL BORNGRAEHIGIL, ERNST Sorrow. 

